Greenwich Portraits
Celebrating outstanding alumni
Greenwich Portraits is our award-winning celebration of some of the university’s very best alumni. Each portrait is testament to the diversity of fields in which Greenwich graduates make their mark, both in the UK and globally.
We look forward to sharing new the stories of new outstanding alumni with you over the coming months.
You can explore our portraits by theme, including ‘Science and Engineering’, ‘Politics and Campaigning’ and ‘Arts and Media’.
If you feel inspired by the stories told below then we invite you to nominate an alumnus as a Greenwich Portrait.
Celebrating LGBT+ History Month
LGBT+ History Month aims to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. For the month of February, we are showcasing our fantastic alumni from the LGBT+ community, who are also featured in this year’s The 1890 digital magazine. Thank you for being part of our alumni community.
Arts & Media
BUKOLA BAKINSON
WRITER & FILMMAKER
BA Film & Television Production 2021
MICHAEL KELPIE
BAFTA AWARD-WINNING TV PRODUCER
BA Media & Communication Studies 1996
AJ Frances
GLOBAL HEAD OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AT TRUSTPILOT
BSc Film and Television Production, 2013
URU EKE
NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS AND CAMPAIGNER
BSc Business Information Technology 2006
EMILY GEORGE
VFX/VERSIONING EDITOR, LEAP & BAFTA-SHORTLISTED FILMMAKER
BSc Film & Television Production 2017
BATHWAY THEATRE
ACTOR & TEACHER | MARKETING MANAGER | FESTIVAL COORDINATOR | FREELANCE THEATRE MARKETER
BA Drama 2014 | BA Drama & English Literature 2018 | BA Drama 2018 | BA Drama 2016
SARAH EBERLE
FOUNDER, SARAH EBERLE LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Dip Hons Landscape Architecture 1980 | HonDDes 2008
SIMON JONES
VICE PRESIDENT OF LIVE MUSIC, AEG PRESENTS GOLDENVOICE
BA Events Management 2008
NINA STIBBE
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
BA Humanities 1987 | HonDLitt 2018
PHIL RORKE
TV DIRECTOR, FORMULA ONE
BA Media & Communication Studies 1996
TOM DINGLEY
PHOTOGRAPHER AND CAMPAIGNER
BA Creative Industries 2009
Business & Enterprise
BYRON COLE
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, MENTOR AND CEO OF THE BLC GROUP
BSc Economics 2008
ERASMO SANCHEZ HERRERA
DIRECTOR, GLOBAL DIVISION AT LGBT+ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (NGLCC)
MSc Business and Financial Economics, 2007
BEVERLEY MILNER SIMONDS
CO-FOUNDER, EAT:FESTIVALS
BA Operations Management 2001
SIR IAN LIVINGSTONE CBE
FANTASY AUTHOR AND ENTREPRENEUR
Cert Ed 1974 | HonDTech 2014
COLIN CROOKS MBE
FOUNDER, INTENTIONALITY
MSc Environmental Conservation 1997
HOLLY WANG
FOUNDER, MISS PATINA FASHION LABEL
BA Business Studies 2008
JEZ FRAMPTON
GLOBAL CEO INTERBRAND
BA International Business 1992
TREVOR GOUL-WHEEKER
CHAIRMAN, BLACKWELLS
BA International Marketing 1976 | HonMBA 2015
WILSON LEECH
CEO EMEA, NORTHERN TRUST
HND Business Studies 1983 | HonDUniv 2010
SOLOMON WIFA
PARTNER, WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER
LLB Law 1994 | HonLLD 2012
HELEN WYATT
CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT HR & COMMUNICATIONS, FIRMENICH
BA Business Studies 1983
SYLVIA MARSHALL
FOUNDER, ZERO TO A MILLION CLUB
MA Strategic Human Resource Development 2002
JOAO RIBEIRO
OWNER, QUINTA DO VALLADO WINE ESTATE
BA Business Studies 1981 | HonDBA 2018
MOHAMED CONTEH
FINANCE OFFICER, COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
BA Accounting & Finance 2016
Education & Health
SUZANNE SWEENEY OBE
DIRECTOR, LONDON NEONATAL OPERATIONAL DELIVERY NETWORK
BA Early Years 2017
MADAME BERGMAN ÖSTERBERG
FOUNDER, DARTFORD COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
BABAJIDE MILTON MACAULAY
LECTURER AND FOUNDER, ILLUMANIA
MSc Sustainable Environmental Management 2013
JO HARRIS
PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
Cert Ed 1976
BAO CHENMING
MANAGING DIRECTOR, ACHIEVE EDUCATION
BA Business Administration 2002
ANGELA BARRY OBE
CEO, WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST
Bachelor of Education 1985
KARON BUCK
PRINCIPAL, MEDWAY UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
PhD Chemical Sciences 1996 | BSc Applied Chemistry 1990
FENG ZHANG
FORMER PRESIDENT, CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION
BSc Economics with Banking 2014 | MSc Business & Financial
Economics 2015
ESTHER HAYWARD
FORMER PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH MIDWIFERY SOCIETY
BSc Midwifery 2016
SIR ROBERT NAYLOR
EX-CHIEF EXECUTIVE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS
BSc Applied Chemistry 1972 | HonDSc 2009
SARAH OCKWELL-SMITH
PARENTING & CHILDCARE AUTHOR
BSc Psychology 1997
Future Leaders
ZOË CAMPBELL
FORMER GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION OFFICER, 2020-2022
BA Criminology 2020
MAYO FEMI-OBALEMO
FORMER GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION OFFICER, 2019-2021
BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2019
MOHAMED AL-KAISI
DATA ENGINEER, 6 POINT 6
BSc Computer Science 2019
BILAL IJAZ
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION, 2020-2021
BA Accounting & Finance 2019
NIEL LEWIS
FORMER GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION OFFICER, 2020-2021
LLB Law 2022
HENRY SETTER
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION, 2019-2020
BSc Psychology 2018
DAMI AGUNBIADE
FORMER STUDENT AMBASSADOR & DISABLED STUDENTS OFFICER
BSc Business 2017
SHÓYEMÍ PÉPÈR-HADÉ SHÓYEMÍ
FORMER BAME STUDENTS OFFICER, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION
BSc Mathematics 2018
LOUIS HALE
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH MARINERS
BSc Computing 2016
HANNAH WOOLCOTT
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION RAG
BA Politics & International Relations 2016
NATHALIE GRIGORENKO
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION FEMINIST SOCIETY
BSc Politics & International Relations 2019
Politics & Campaigning
AJ Frances
GLOBAL HEAD OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AT TRUSTPILOT
BSc Film and Television Production, 2013
LEKIA LÉE
FOUNDER, PROJECT EMBRACE
BA Media & Communications 2000
BARONESS LAWRENCE OBE
EQUALITY CAMPAIGNER
BA Humanities 1995 | PGCert Therapeutic Counselling 1999 | HonDUniv 2006
STEPHEN HOWLETT CBE
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE, PEABODY
BA Humanities 1974
MEIKE IMBERG
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION, 2017-2019| DIVERSITY AND CULTURE MANAGER, VATTENFALL
BSc Sociology & Psychology 2018
METE COBAN MBE
CEO, MYLIFEMYSAY
BA Political Science & Government 2014 | MA Public Policy & Practice 2015
BISHOP CHRISTINE HARDMAN
FORMER BISHOP OF NEWCASTLE
BSc Economics 1973 | HonDBA 2018
RAPHAEL BOBIE
FOUNDER, HELP THE YOUTH | SAFETY CONSULTANT
BSc Public Health 2014
HANNAH CUNLIFFE
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS UK
MA Maritime History 2005
DENISE HYLAND
LEADER OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH
BEd English & Drama 1979
Science & Engineering
KAMAL FARID
ENTREPRENEUR AND ENGINEER
BEng Civil Engineering 2017
FRANCES HAWKES
RESEARCH FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
BSc Environmental Science 2009 | PhD Medical Entomology 2013
AMY LEWINGTON
VISITING RESEARCHER
MSc Information & Communications Technology 2002 | BEng Computer Science 2001
JULIO PONTE
LEADING ENGINEER
BEng & MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2016
SIR CHARLES KAO
FATHER OF FIBRE OPTICS
BSc Electrical Engineering 1957 | HonDSc 2003
THOMAS 'TOMMY' FLOWERS
CODE BREAKER
Intermediate Exam Engineering 1926
LOUISE VINCER
AREA MARKETING MANAGER NORTHERN EUROPE, ORAL CARE, GSK
BSc Chemistry 2003 | PhD Chemistry 2007
VIKKI CORNELIUS
PROGRAMME MANAGER CENTRE FOR GENOMICS AND GLOBAL HEALTH, OXFORD UNIVERSITY
PhD Chemical Sciences 2004 | BSc Applied Chemistry 2000
Sport & Wellbeing
DANNY & NICKY COWLEY
MANAGEMENT TEAM, PORTSMOUTH FC
BA Physical Education 2002 | BA Physical Education & Sport 2003
BHAVNESH THANKI
FORMER PRESIDENT, TRADING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY | FORMER CHAIR, HOCKEY CLUB
BSc Economics 2018
ROY HODGSON CBE
RETIRED FOOTBALL MANAGER
Cert Ed 1972 | Hon Doctorate 2019
TOVE OKUNNIWA MBE
CEO, LONDON SPORT
BA Business Administration 1988
MICHELE VERROKEN
ANTI-DOPING PIONEER
BEd Movement Studies & Education 1977 | HonDEd 2018
RUGBY STARS
HEAD OF IT, CHARLES DARWIN SCHOOL | ASSISTANT HEAD, LANGDON PARK SCHOOL | DIRECTOR, GREEN THOMPSON
BSc Business Information Systems 1998 | BEd Secondary 1995 | BSc Sports Science 1996
BARONESS HEYHOE FLINT
ENGLAND CRICKET CAPTAIN AND CAMPAIGNER
Cert Ed 1960 | HonDSc 2003
ANN BRIGHTWELL MBE
OLYMPIC GOLD & SILVER MEDAL WINNER TOKYO 1964
Cert Ed 1963 | HonDEd 2017